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bishops support Abp. Hurley

Nation, church discussed

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Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown. Ohio, president of the National Conference of Catholic 'Bishops, has written to Prime Minister P.W. 'Botha of South Africa, and U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz protest ing the prosecution of Archbish op Denis Hurley of Durban, South Africa. Also, Cardinal Joseph L. Ber nardin . of, Chicago wrote to Archbishop Hurley expressing his admiration for the archbis hop's consistent defense of hu man rights. In a Nov. 7 Jetter to Botha, Bishop Malone said that by pro secuting Archbishop Hurley, the South African government would be seen as renewing efforts to "suppress the truth about Na mibia and to inhibit those who are courageous enough to wit ness the truth." The NCCB president called the archbishop "a churchman of ~n ternational stature with a ·Iong record of concern for Ilocial justice for all peoples." . Archbishop Hurley is sched uled to appear in court Feb. 18, 1985, on charges stemming from a 1983 press conference in which he accused a South African po lice counter-insurgency force called Koevoet (Crowbar) of commIU,lngatrocities. in Nanii bla. He was charged with vio :Iatlng the 1958 Police Act, which makes it illegal to pub lish a report "regarding the South Mrican police...without having reasonable grounds for bel,ieving the statement is true." On Nov. 9 the archbishop en tered a plea of innocent. The trial was expected' to 'last as long as four weeks, according to the London-based Catho\'ic Institute for International Re lations. 'Bishop Malone said he was astonished at the charges made against Archbishop Hurley, crit oicized the South Mrican gov ernment for resisting interna tiOD'll! calls for Namibia's inde pendence, .and called for with drawal of South African forces from Namibia. In his letter to Shul~ in which he enclosed a copy of the letter ~o Botha, Bishop Malone sa,ld h~ was dismayed that the U. S. government " 'abstains' when the United Nations Se curity Council speaks of cenTurn 'to Page ,Eleven

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AT THE U,SL BISHOPS' MEETING, Bishop' Daniel A. -Cronin confers with Bishop James Malone, president of the National Conference .9f Catholic Bishops. (Keams Photo)

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Bishop Daniel A. Cronin is Oct. 29 an4 Nov. 9. The agency has been receiV'ing mor~ money "overjoyed" at the overwhelm ,Ing response that has greeted weekly than it normally 'receives his personal appeal for aid to ill a month," she said. But much more will still be famine-scourged Ethiopia, a na tion where he served for several needed, according to the relief years as a young priest. agency. Lawrence Pezzullo, CRS The bishop said parish after executive director, told National parish has exceeded aH expecta Catholic News Service Nov. 14 tions -in generosity, both in the 'that his group estimates it will shape of donat'ions from the need about $40 miLlion for its emergency and development ef parish as. a whole 'and from in forts in Ethiopia. If donations dividual members. . spurt and then drop;dramaticaHy, Additionally, many non-Cath olics: bavedonated to (:atholic "the whole thing wHl flare up Relief Services, the agency most again," he said. involved in Ethiopian relief. Meanwhile, donors included They have transmitted their 28 students from an eighth gifts through parishes or· the grade religion class in Queens, chancery office, said the bishop. . N.Y., who contributed at least National Response a nickel for each member of iNationally, from oIassrooms their famHy who 'was well-fed. to boardrooms, American Catho The class donation totalled tics and non-Catholics aI·ike have $16.12. flooded Catholic Relief Services Chase Manhattan Bank, an with donations for its efforts in other New York donor, contribu Ethiopia, where an estimated 6 ted $100,000 for CRS efforts in million people face Starvation. Ethiopia. eRS spokeswoman 'Beth Grif Many donations were triggered fin said iNov. 14 that the relief by a graphic IBritish Broadcast agency received $1.7 million ting Corp. videotape depicting from 20,000 donors between the Ethiopian suffering. It was 0

aired by NBC -News on Oct. 23 and succeeding days, lJV1s. Griffin said. The fiolm showed babies with bloated bellies, adults with stick~like limbs who looked !ike concentration camp victims, and masses of people gathering futilely outside the walls of a feeding center without enough food to feed them. On its Oct. 25 report on Ethi opia, NBC aired the telephone number of CRS, which is cur rently distributing an estimated 90 percent of American food aid reaching the country: "The phones went wild before they even took the number off the screen," Ms. Griffin said. Gary Geers, station staff an nouncer of NBC affiliate KYW TV1n Philadelphia, can attest to the impact of .the footage had on viewers. He told NC News that he aired some of the Ethiopian footage on the Oct. 28 episode of "Con nections," a local religious news program. He told viewers of the 7:30 a.m. Sunday show that Turn to Page Three

WASHLNGTON (NC) - Na tional public policy issues of the economy, the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion evoked lively discussion by the U.S. bishops as they met in Washing ton Nov. 12-15. Nearly all the actual decisions made, however, were on more strictly religiOl:s matters: in church rules, liturgical docu ments, guidelines for permanent deacons and for continuing edu cation of priests, an ecumenica'1 evaluation and decisions on mis sion activity. Nearly unanimously, the bish ops voted to raise $4 million over the next three years to help the bishops of Thailan,d main tain aid programs for some 200,000 Asian refugees in their country. 'f.he chief focus of popular in terest at the meeting was the un veiling of the first draft of a pastoral letter on. Catholic social teaching and the U.S. economy. The draft caMs for a national policy of "f,ull employment," major reforms in .the "woefully inadequate" welfare system, and substantial redistribution of health to correct. the "gross in equalities" that ex:ist today. It also calls for significant changes in U.S. aid and trade policies to ward the Third World. Three reports to the bishops touched on abortion. Cardinal Bernardin, speaking for the Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities,. stressed the "seamless garment" of respect for life at all stages and pro tecting it against an forms of attack. Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco, head of the bish ops' doctrinal committee, sharply reproved efforts by Catholics who favor -1egalired abortion to describe the church's position on abortion as changing and incon sistent. Evaluating the Equlrl Rights Amendment, Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis recommended that ·the U.S. bishops, whire "un Ifeservedly committed to justice between the sexes," rema'in offi cially neutral about the ERA. One key reason for concern about the ERA, he said, was its potential to "buttress" ,legalized abor;tion unless it is amended to Turn to Page Six

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Nov. 23, 1984

Bishops question ,use

of Tridentine Mass

By Sister Mary Ann Walsh

/ minprity who have contrived to create the impression that it is a much greater issue," the re port'said.

VATICAN CITY ~NC) - Rep resentatives of 32 bishops' con that of the .ferences,including \ United States,' have sharply criticized the Vatican's Oct. 3 decision . to permit use of the.

Tridentine Mass on a ,limited The following account of the

basis. restoration of· bells to Blessed'

They said the move under· Sacrament Church, Fall River, mined efforts at implementing Is from the parish bulletin: "When Blessed Sacrament changes brought by the Second Vatican Council and was in· Church was first opened for wor considerate of Catholics who ac- ship in I902,there were no cepted the liturgical' changes be}ls in the tower, no voice to after much difficulty. call its people to worship, no The group also cal'led on Pope bells to teU the surrounding in John Paul II to show support' for habitants, in their own lang~ those who work for liturgical re- uage, of their joys and their n'ewal "according to the princi- sorrows. Fortunately, on Sept. 8, pies of Vatican II." 1924, bells were installed in the The Tridentine Mass is the tower. They were a gift from form of Latin rit'ual celebrated Notre Dame Churoh to Blessed throughout the world prior to Sacrament. At long last, Blessed Vatican II. An Oct. 3 1etter from Sacrament had a voice in its the Vatican Congregation for tower. Divine Worship to heads of aU "However, .in the late 50s, the episcopal conferences gave per- bells had to be removed because mission to approve celebration the tower structure' couid no of the Tridentine Mass, under longer support them. ,Blessed certain conditions, for groups· Sacrament once again was silent. ' It was without a voice to call ,of Catholics who request it. The 27 bishops and 29 secre- its parishioners to worship. "For taries of national liturgical com- tunately, a parishioner had a missions attending a congress in dream. He yearned to see the Rome said that permitting the day when Blessed Sacrament Tridentine Mass seemed: would have a voiCe once again. • To be moving "away from ' And so this parishioner, ~dy the ecciesiology' of' the' Second' 'Brault, in'.tli~ early~ 80s::began to.. Vatican Council.!' . ',,: ni~e :his, d~e!lm. reaHty. , He approached parishioners' • ,"To give support to those who have resisted liturgical re- and friends for donations, he or newal." ganized dances and parties, and • "To demonstrate a 'lack of after a few years of such hard consideration for aH those who, work" and after overcoming at great personal cost and with many obstacles and stumbling great difficulty, did in fact ac- blocks, his dream came true cept liturgical reform." when on Sunday, Nov. 4, The • "To violate the collegial Mass-Rowe carillons were dedi sense of the worldwide episco- ' cated at the 11 :30 a.m. Mass. "A special thanks to Eddy pate" on ,the issue of the old rite. When the. worship congrega- Brault and the benefactors for tion asked bishops .worldwide making this dream a reality, in 1980 for their opinion on the Father 'Lucien Jusseaume, the need for the Tridentine Mass, preacher for the. occasion, and 98 percent said that "this was the, choir for, making this joy-' not a problem in the church but ous liturgical celebratio'n more rather the concern ora tiny ,meaningfuol."

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Robert Coggeshall and .Mrs. Stanley Janick, decorations; Mrs. Richard Paulson, hospitality. With a blue and white color scheme carried out with over 2,000' yards of material, the Jan. 11 Ball will have "A Winter Wonderland in the Fall River Diocese" as its theme. Over 125 committee members will meet Jan. 6 to decorate Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartm<?ut h, for the festive event. /

Genel'al ab'solution only if world is coming to end

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By Sister Mary Ann Walsh VATIqAN CITY (NC) - A Priest "does not need the. love of a manl nor a woman to achieve a complete personality" Cardinal Silvio Oddi, head of the Vatican Congregation for the\ Clergy, told an international retreat for priests held in Vatican City' in. October.: The c~rdinal also urged priests to be faithful to universal church teachings and avoid adhering to "a national magisterium, or even a I diocesan magisterium" at odds' with those teachings. "It is ,a sad arid seri~~s error to insinuate that a priest re quires the love of another mortal to achieve maturity," said the cardinal: in a Mass homily. "The priest ~ is wedded to the church and does not require a personall relationship to complete his pers6mility." He s~id that celibacy means not only avoiding ."carnal, com· merce, :but avoidance of any degree ! of emotional involve-

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An Authentic Witness . The Cath'olic bishops of this country have once more plimged into. mainstream issues aff~cti,ng theveiy fiber of the American conscience. With thefiist draft 'of a' wide sweeping pastoral on the economy now a historical.reality, the bishops have placed ethical and moral issues at the forefront of. priorities that should be considered at all levels of life in the United States. In so doing, they have raised serious questions with regard to the abuse's and 'greed that so often accompany uncontrolled capitalism. , . Because of their challenge to such extremes, they are being misquoted and vilified by elements in our social order who have made accumulation of profit their sole goal. Yet knowing that even among members of their own church there would be .voices of opposition,. the bishops have dared to apply the Gospel message to the needs of our time. . , In preparing their first draft, the bishops.' committee heard testimony from over 125 personS of all political per suasions, including theologians, economists and leaders¢jn business and labor. NC Photo However, the draft's chief impetus came primarily from the Bible and the handing on of its Word by the successor of Peter. The care and concern for 'the poor A BO~ER PATROLMAN IN CALIFORNIA HUSTLES ILLEGAL ALIENS TOWA~S D~PORTATION so fundamental to the teaching of Jesus have. always Y;ou shall not molest or oppress an alien, 'for you were once aliens been the ba~is, of papal teaching on·· social issues. The I , yourselves.' Ex. 22:20 bishops' draft is nothing more than an extension of the modem Catholic social thought developed f:)y the popes from Leo XIII to John Paul II. . . , But the difficulties involved in rela,ting moral and religious' values to economic li~e are ,only' too obvious. Especially in the W~st, society,js so comp,lex. and divided . ·t ." .. that people 'have' rear difficulty perceiving.the':relatio'nships Her -ex-husband discovers the the time they can':reach the TV By, Michael. Gallagher i "' . , among its different dimensions. ":: .," .,~,,'; .' ,-c,···· situation when he' comes to take dial. NEW;YORK (NC) - I recently the children for a weekend. He's As further evidence, consider The split between faith and daily life should he con attended an intense two-day ses a letter I received from a I5-year not pleased/ but his reaction is sidered among the sadder and more serious manifestations sion ,in !Cincinnati sponsored by, old girl who goes to a Catholic nothing compared to that of his of this·situation. There is no doubt that many Catholics have the 'National Consultation on high school in the Midwest. It father. been affected by this separation of belief and practice. One Pornography. Though largely a When he brings the girls to was well written, with correct of the main reasons for this is the fact that so many have Protestant group, it is ecumenical Sunday dinner at his parents' grammar and syntax and all acquired and accomplished so much in such a short time. in its goals and method~. home, one blurts out that a man that, and neatly typed. Cath~Hcs were quite promin The girl politely inquired why In the rush to be' a,ccepted, educated and successful, many lives' at their house. This pro ent. The program featured a vokes an extended diatribe from "Oxford Blues" was classified Catholics have lost their social consciousness. major address by Cardinal Jo "morally offensive" by the U.S. Grandad on sin, hell and damna So many in our church feel they can meet their social seph 'Bernardin of Chicago. . Catholic Conference. For those tion despite Grandmother's ef responsibilities by mere tokenism. It is easy .to donate a of you who haven't seen the Speaking on the church and' forts to shut him up. dollar for the starving of Ethiopia - but do not surface,the pornography, Cardinal Bernardin Later, with their mother once movie it deals with a coHege said opposition ~o pornography again, one of the moppets asks, youth who parks cars at a Las needs and ~buses that exist in oui own land. should be rooted in a compre "Mommy, are you going to hell?" Vegas casino and who goes to Well, the bishops have dared to respond to the needs hensive bed with a wealthy divorcee to 'moral vision of the sac of America's poor, homeless and exploited. Some might redness' and dignity of human Taken aback at first, Mommy, get the money to go to Oxford. not like what they say, yet as teachers and leaders they me - th'e "seamless garment" fortified by the Lear mother Once there, he leaps into bed have the obligation to 'raise their voices and, to confront concepti so prominent in his re~ lode of wisdom, gathers her with a young noblewoman of . daughter to her lind, as the mu the jet set. cent addresses. ' the "haves" witl1 the plight·of the "have-nots." sic swells an ,inspirational fash Another speaker, Rev. Don A~ might be expected, :the lad The challenge of the social teachings of the church is ion, pronounces soothing words is slow getting up the next morn Wildmo~ of Tupelo, Miss., found relentless. Responding to it, our bishops are setting forth er of the National Federation to this effect: ing and doesn't make a rowing I . guidelines for us, that we might form our consciences and for Dec~ncy, "Honey, listen to me. Your race, :thus letting down his team talked about some rea~h moral decisions about economic matters. May our thing he said may be "worse grandfather has the right to mates. What has he done that's think as he does. -But I have-the wrong? .' , reaction be sincere and honest. . than pornography." You've guessed·'it. He redeems In' agresentation which :includ~ ,right, to think as' I do and 'live The bishops are offering their leadership to help the as I do. And so -will you when himself when he. wins ,a race and American ,church be faithful to her tradition of social cd some pornographic film clips you're older. We a!ll have ·to , taken' .from cable television the right girl,to go to bed justice. May we follow with our support, may we give our sources: 'such 'as the Playboy make up our own minds on such, finds with. bishops encouragement and assistance in their effort to channel: and :the notorious New things." '.'1 really don't see anything make the message of Jesus authentic and real to all in our York City Midnight Blue,' Mr. ',Mr. Wildmon made the cogent wrong with the movie," observed land. . 'Wildmdn foHowed them, with point" that a lot of preaching my correspondent. "There was

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other c'lips that in some ways were eYen more unsettling. . The inost significant was the one that seemed at first glance the mo~t innocuous: a made-for TV film l produced by the Norman Lear o~ganization. , Called "Not -in Front of the Childreh," it dealt with a. div orced woman with· custody of I her ,two young daughters who was hav,ing an affair and who moved in with her lover.

was taking pillce on television, but ,it 'wasn't aU being done 'by evangelists. Here, for example, Lear's, writers were telling the audience -that all views of moral ity were equa-l. Why is such stuff, in some re spects at -least,' worse than por nography? Simply because usual ly some sort of barrier is set up ibetween' the impressionable young and pornography. But they imbibe this sort of thing from

reaHy nothing in it that you wouldn't see or hear on regular TV." , I submit that ,this goe~a long way to prove Mr. Wildmon's point. And I'm afraid it also in dicates that there's something Jacking in this girl's .Catholic education something that makes her quite open Ito the preaching that comes from the pulpits of the Norman Lears of the media world.

Getting the story As long as the church is hu man it will experience tensions. And there are times when ten sions can be good, especially when they stir us to 'long over due action. Recently, a series of events caused me to wonder how far tension can go before it has a detrimental effect. A friend had died. With others who knew him, I went to a noon Mass to commemorate his death. As I entered the sac risty to concelebrate, I was told that concelebration was not per mitted and that I was to par ticipate in ,the Mass like the rest of the ,laity. Later, when I inquired about the rule, I discovered that the underlying reason for it was a group of 'irritated women who felt that there were too many male priests dominating the sanctuary. The rule was their quiet way of protesting the pro hibition against the ordination of women as priests. Another event that made me edgy was the proclamation of a young priest who reminded his brother priests' that the 4aity must be kept in their place. By this he meant that priests should always have· the last word on how a parish is to be run. He felt that carrying on a dialogue with the laity and delegating

power to them must be Aim"ited, lest a priest become irresponsible in his leadership role. - Each time I have told the story llJbout my experience with concelebration to priests it has caused a violent reaction of in dignation. ~ Whenever I have spoken with lay people about the atti tude of that young priest it has caused an uproar of protest. When emotions like these can erupt so easily is there any guid ing principle we can foHow .to help defuse the tension? I think so: "Get the story be hind the story." The story of my concelebration experience ,is only one side of the matter. So, too, the story of our young priest is only one part of the picture. If indeed there are women who are irritated about priests being the only ones to preside at Mass, what is the story behind the ,irritation? Is it a genuine desire to experience the richness of celebrating Mass and the mys tery of being able to consecrate bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ? Or is it a power struggle which has noth ing to do with the 'Mass as such? On the other hand, what about my story? No one ever asked me who I was or what my rela tionship to my deceased fri,end

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was. Nor was I asked about the Mass I wished to concelebrate. Turning to our young priest who wanted to keep the laity in place, was this because he had a bad experience with lay people Who at one time took control of a project and left him out? Was it the result of seminary train ing or a poor understanding of lay theology? Or could it be rooted in his own home training? I believe one of the most valu able services church leaders can perform is to coax others to tell their whole story with all its emotional overtones and under tones. In an age of instant satis factions, it is easy to jump to conclusions and never get the complete story in 'a particular situation. Worse than this', I could see many opposing camps set up in the church that never :listen to the full story from the side they oppose. If there are tensions, shouldn't they be in the listening process required for getting the story be hind the story?

Isolated moth·ers Every day in decent weather a young mother walks by my home wheeling a baby jn a stroller. I see her when I'm working at the com puter and I've glimpsed her in front of her home a couple of blocks away. She saunters slow ly, 'looking vainly for some sign of oIife in our empty daytime neighborhood. One day when 1 was weary of ,looking at green words on a screen, I went out and said hello. It was like an oasis for her. She greeted me warmly and I walked with her, asking about her baby, and her move into our neighborhood. "It's awfully lonely here," she said. "It isn't that people are unfriendly. It's that they're not here. Everybody works and I don't know any mothers with bat?ies wholiv~ nearby." ' I had to agree and empathize. As one who works out of a home office, I know how empty the neighborhood is after 8 a.m. Door-to-door solicitors express surprise when I open the door, telling me I'm the first home in 10 with life. It puts a heavy bur den on me when I say no. I don't know how young mothers today bear the 'isolation. My memory goes back 22 years when we moved here with a 5 month-old. As I tried to unpack, a neighbor came in and took the baby off my hands for the after noon. It '!Vas the beginning of a neighborhood support group that was the underpinning of my men

tal health. There were babies and at-home mothers every where. When one of us went for a stroller walk, another shouted, "Wait a minute. 1'1'1 go with you." And we talked and laughed as we walked, returning refreshed and understood. We met together for the much-maligned suburban coffee klaches, now called "women's support groups." We freed one another' by babysitting each other's children. There were no latchkey children in our world if one of us couldn't be home after school, there 'were always three, others to welcome our children. We were even lucky enough to have that sur burban rarity - a few grand mothers who plied our children with cookies and affection. We went through pregnancies, new babies and toilet training together. We looked after child ren and fed each other's famHies when one entered the maternity ward. we shared maternity and baby clothing, cribs and play pens. We were more than neigh !bors - we were family to one another at a time we needed it. Gradually as families and in comes grew, some moved to bigger homes. And as chirldren aged, mothers entered the morn ing traffic rush. New families came but they were different. Fewer babies and more working mothers. Today the support system is mere nostalgia. Women with young children enroll them in nursery school, work out~de

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the neighborhood 40 hours a week and inside the home a,lI weekend.. We barely see them. For the rare young mother who opts to stay home with her baby, the ,loneliness and isolation can be unbearable. 'My young friend told me there are days when she speaks to nobody but her bllJby and husband. She said, "It's so good to ta'ik to some body. I can watch only so many soaps." What did I do? Encouraged her to get involved in some com munity activities for mothers/ toddlers and check on local church offerings for Mothers Day Out. But I did it with sad ness. I doubt if we'll go back to :the kind of supportive neighbor ·hood we had, but the need for support remains. I listen to my words and realize I sound -like my mother, Who once described suburbia as a place of strangers. Yet my support system was as strong as hers, even though she knew everyone in town. We have moved from a town model of support to a neighborhood model to ... what? I don't know. But I'll bet these young mothers will come up with something.

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many discussions about reli gion Rnd find a lot of com forting agreement between our faiths. But one question I can't answer is: Where does our devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus come from? Also, what has happened to our devotion of the nine first Fridays? We don't hear much about that any more. (Minnesota) , A. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is simply a special honor we give to the physical human heart of Our Lord, as a symbol of his redemptive love for us. Ultimately, of course, it is an act of worship of the hu manity of Christ, the eternal word of God made flesh, and of his love, both as God and man, which reveals and unites us to the love of the Father and the Holy Spirit. The devotion has its origins in the ·Bible, which often speaks of the saving grace coming from the heart of the Messiah. Jesus himself speaks of his heart as the model and source of good ness and humility (Mt. II :29). While this theme endures through all the 'hi~tory of the church, it begins to assume a significant place in public prayer and 'liturgy only in the last few hundred years. A feast in honor of the Sacred Heart was estab .Iished only about 200 years ago, and was extended to the uni versal church a little over 100 years ago, in 1856. . Perhaps because of the very nature of the devotion,' it easily lends itself to the danger of an overly subjective sentimental ism, from which it occasionally has suffered, especially since the later Middle Ages. Over the years the church has had to correct exaggerations in both prayers and art relating to the Sacred Heart. Late in the last century, for ex ample, the Congregation of Rites ruled t,hat any images of the Sacred Heart used in public prayer or liturgy must be placed in the context of Our Lord's body, so that the devotion pre- serves its real meaning and does not become superstitious. Whatever the problems, how ever, devotion to, the Sacred Heart, according to the meaning I have explained, retains a noble and honorable place in the many ways in which we worship Jesus. Now about first Fridays: slightly more than 300 years ago, St. Margaret Mary Alaco que, a French nun, experienced several appearances of Our Lord, causing her to become a promin ent figure in spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart. According to St. Margaret Mary, Jesus made 12 "promises" to those who honor the Sacred Heart. The last of these granted to "all those who' go to Com-

munion on nine first Fridays of the month the final grace of re pentance. They shall not die in its (the Sacred Heart's) disfavor nor without receiving the sacra ments." The practice of the "nine first Fridays" is thus a kind of no vena. It is important to remember that at the time of these revela tions Communion was rarely re ceived by many Catholics, es pecially in' France where the severe Jansenist here:;y remained , strongest. The nine first Friday obser vances (as many other practices then and later, such as monthly Communion Sundays for differ ent organizations) helped. coun teract that neglect of the Euchar ist. As a private revelation,. of course, these promises in no way constitute an obligatory part of Catholic belief or practice. They have the church's blessing, how ever, as a fitting way to praise and honor Jesus 'Christ's love for us. Q. Is there., or was there. ever a sin called ~ury? (Ohio) A. .Yes, there: was such a sin, and in fact still could be under ceftain circumstances. Roughly speaking, the word "usury," which goes back to ancient Romans, means about the same as our word "interest" - money paid for the loan of someone else's money or other property. The Old Testament broadly condemns this kind of charge to another, with some exceptions. 'During Christian times the condemnation continued for the most part. Money was considered a perishable good, like food; as soon as it was traded for some thing else, it no :Ionger existed for the borrower. For this rea son, St. Thomas Aquinas, for ex ample, taught that it is unlawful to accept money for the use of money, "which is called usury." A'n exception' was permit ted if the lender suffered loss or missed an opportunity for profit because of the loan. Obviously the picture changed considerably with the dev)op ment of our modern economic systems. Theologians in general, and the church specificaHy, have for some time held the position that taking of ,interest for the use of money is ·Iawful, as long as the rate is Just and not harm ful .either to' the individuals in volved or to society.

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exclude abortion from its scope. Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, president of the National Conference of Cath olic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference, in his presidential address Nov. 12 also focused on abortion, nuclear weapons, econ comic injustice' and other public policy issues as a central part of Catholic Church concerns in the United States today. I MOTHER HENRIETTE As controversy swirled around the bishops' current and develop ing social positions, however, they addressed an equally broad . , spectrum of other church con cerns at the meeting. i For the first time, they adopt ed a formal position on the con clusions of an ecumenical dia Todayrs the 150th anniversary logue, unanimously approving of .the death of Mother Henriette an evaluation of the Final Report Aymer de la Chevalerie, in 1800 by ARCIC I, the first Anglican cOfoundtess with. Father Marie Roman Catholic International Joseph Coudrin of the Sacred Commission. The'report contains Hearts Community in Poitiers, Anglican-Catholic agreements on France.' . \ the Eucharist, ministry and au Throughout the world sisters,· thority in the church. brothers: and priests of the com On other matters, the bishops: munity Iare marking the day - Rejected liturgical use of a with .special observances. new "inclusive language" version In the! FaH River diocese, head qU!lrters: of the eastern region of of the Psalms which seeks to replace masculine words such the U.S! province of the com munity, 'members will gather at as }'sons" or "the man" with . the sistet-s' House of Intercessio11 gender-neutral words like "child on Hood Street in Fall River. ren" or "the person." They win offer a concelebrated - Approved new guidelines Mass o( thanksgiving and parti~ for the permanent diaconate in cipate it:' an hour of Eucharistic the United States, updating adoration, followed by a festive guidelines that were issued in meal. I 1971. Very :Rev. Columban Grotty, ~ .Approved new guidelines vicar provincial and pastor, of . for the continuing education of sl. Jos~ph's' Church, Fairhaven, priests,updating guidelines from wHI be: principal celebrant and 1972. homilist. . - Authorized preparation of Sister: Claire Dumont, vicar a ,bishops' statement on the for provincial and director of Cath eign missions, with 1986 as a olic pa~toral care at Deaconess target date for its approval and Hospita1, Boston, will share re issuance. . flections on the life and spirit of Mother Henriette, known as the """"."""./01""-,'11'""1".,,,...,,,.,.,,,.,,1',,''''''''''"".,,,... ,'1,,,,.,,,....." ....."011.1' "Good ~other." "Sister Margarita Denis, ss.cc., There she met its unofficial and the House of Intercession chaplain, Father Coudrin, who community are handling dinner was conducting a clandestine arrangements. Sister 'Muriel Ann priestly ministry at the risk of Lebeau,; principal. of St. Joseph's his life. School, : Fairhaven, and Father .Gradually, said community of Frederick LaBrecque, director of . ficials, the pair "realized God's

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Tod~y about 3,000 members Marie Bouchard, director of vocations ;and aspirancy, form the' carry on this mission in every sesquicentennial committee. corner of the world. hi 1825, Hawaii became the OtheJ observances planned for. the coming 12 months 'Include a . community's first foreign mis retreat: day for the sisters," .sion and thus the first part of brothers and priests; a day-Io~g :the present-day United States to sympos,um for al:1 area religious;. be served iby the 'Congregation. El community social event on the It was there that the saintly. Good ¥other's birthday, and a' Father Damien, SS.CC., worked public celebration on Nov. 23 among the lepers.. ' 1985, th close the sesquicenten~ The Sacred Hearts priests and

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. brothers came .to' Fairhaven in MotHer Henrietta' was ~he . 1905; and the sisters in' 1908. ,daughtbr of a noble family in. Today there are six American pre-Re~olutioniiry F.rance. She provirices and regions and mem and het mother were imprisoned bers' serve in Massachusetts, for hiding underground priests. .Rhode Island, New York, Mary On their unexpected release af· land, Florida, Ohio, Texas, Ariz ter haying been condemned to, ona, California, Hawaii, Puerto the guillotine, Mother Henriette Rico, Japan, India, the Bahamas, joined 'a secret prayer society in Ecuador, Peru, the Ivory Coast Poitiers. . and Germany.

C,ommunity honors mother '£oundress

- Raised diocesan assess ments for funding of NCCB USCC national offices from 12.3 cents per Catholic to 13.3 cents, beginning in 1986. - ' Approved a $25.5 million budget for the two conferences in 1985, up $1.3 million from 1984. - Approved new guidelines for the relationship between the American Board of Catholic Mis sions'and the NCCR .- Decided to leave the age of confirmation .to the discretion of each bishop, rejedin'g a pro posal recommending grades 8-11 as tile national norm. - Decided. that dioceses should determine their own rules for financial 'support of the church by Catholics. . Two action proposals origin ally on the bishops' agenda were withdrawn before they came up for discussion. The Committee on the Litur gy withdrew a proposed original eucharistic prayer, saying it wanted further refinement of the work. The Canonical Affairs Com· mittee withdrew a proposal that would ·Ieave norms for clerical attire up to each diocese, be cause the proposal was found to need further study. Archbishop Quinn,. head of a special pontifical commission on U.S. religious, asked 'the bishops to set aside a significant part of their June 1985 meeting in Col legeville, Minn., to consider major concerns of the religious. He .s!lid he· would' also, Hke the bishops to consider establish ing a permanent NCCB com mittee for religious and to com· mission a pastoral on religious. Cardinal Franciszek Machar ski of Cracow thanked the bish ops for U.S. Catholic assistance to Poland in recent' years' and asked their help in financing a planned church-run agricultural fund in Poland. Among top NCCB-USCC posts, only .that of treasurer came up for election' this year. Bishop John McCann of RockviHe Cen tre, N.Y., was elected to a three .year term, succeeding Arch bishop Edmund Szoka of Detroit. Related stories on page 12.

Medjugorje rapped VATICAN' CITY' (NC) - A church commission citing "dis-' ciplinary and theological diffi culties" in the reported Marian' apparitions in Medjugorje, Yugo slavia, has insisted Oh an end to organized pilgrimages to the site and to public statements by local priests about the events. The commission, headed by Yugo slavian .Bishop, :Pavao Zanic of Mostar-Duvno, also' complained that "presumed healings" at the 'site have been publicized with out adequate scientific documen tation. The statement, dated Oct. ll, was released Iby the Vatican press office Nov. 10.

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never happen. I am more con.cerned about how to make a "should" into a reality. We differ on one point which to me is essential: .A statement of proper behavior must not be confused with a strategy to get that PJPper behavior., Telling .somebody to do S9~ething does ,not nece__rily make it happen. . How tempting to carry on with our adult children as we did when they were growing up, still teaching, instructing, advis-, ing. We see something wrong and we administer a verbal cor· rection. Yet, as' retired editor !Eugene Geissler so wisely points out, God doesn't have grandchjldren. He' deals with all adults directly, no longer through parents. As. adults, we are all God's child· ren, and we need to see each other as equals under God our father. You are surely correct in your position that adult children should respect their parents.. Scripture scholarS tell us this is the true meaning of the fourth thy commandment. "Honor father and thy mother" directs us to continue to reverence our parents after we have formed families of our own. Personally, however, as a parent and a psychologist, I am more concenH!d with accomp· lishing my objectives than in sounding right. The question becomes: What is tl1e ~st \way

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Nov. 23, 1984

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By Julie Sly NC News Service Amerasian children want to come to the United States as Americans, not as refugees, and this complicates their immigra tion, says Maryknoll Father Al fred Keane. Father Keane has worked for 14 years with children born of American servicemen and Asian mothers. He is trying ,to bring more of them into the United States and ease their settlement in ,the country once they arrive. "It's a shame that the U.S. has not really said yet that these are our children - this is the pain that hurts the Amerasian child the most," Father Keane said. He is director of Amerasian affait's for Americans for Inter national Aid in Spokane, Wash. "We're talking about 15,000 Amerasian children and teen agers just in Vietnam," said . Father Keane in an interview with The Tidings, Los Angeles arch-diocesan newspaper. "But the majority are teen-agers and would come with their families, so this could mean almost 60,000 people. Tohe Reagan administration's Orderly Departure Refugee Pro gram for fiscal 1985 calls for up to 50,000 Indochinese refugees, of which 10,000 are to come di rectly from Vietnam, the rest from camps in Thailand, Hong Kong and other parts of South east Asia. Father Keane's crusade began in Korea on Christmas Eve 1970, when he noticed Amerasian youngsters warming themselves at his chapel stove. "Some of my parishioners told me that these children were outcasts - that people said that ,they didn't belong to Korea, so why didn',t they go home to their own country," Father Keane said. Since then, he has "battled with our government to win dig nity for ,these forgotten children of America" and has brought thousands of Amerasians to the United States for adoption. 'In 1980, he sent 15 Amerasians to Spokane to aive with Ameri can families and study English at Gonzaga University.

Their success sparked him to establish a fund to finance Hving expenses and education of Am erasians at American schools. When Father Keane returned to the U.S. in 1981 he began campaigning for legislation to allow Amerasians ,to immigrate. On Oct. 22, 1982, President Rea gan signed the Amerasian Im migration Act, allowing Amer asians to immigrate provided they had American sponsors. Most or" the immigrants are teenagers, . said ,the' priest, so sponsors need not adopt them, just help them financial,ly or house them while they ·integrate into American life. F,urther information is avail able from Father Keane at East 107 . Sinto St., Spokane, WA 99202.

'Best-kept secret' NEWARK, N.J. (NC) - The 1979 U.S. bishops' pastoral on racism remains "the best-kept secret in the U.S. church," said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph A. Fran cis of Newark in a statement marking the fifth anniversary of the pastoral. "Had our words been taken seriously by clergy, religious and laity, millions of blacks and other racial minorities ,in our country and perhaps around the world would really have some thing to celebrate on this fifth anniversary," the statement said. Bishop Francis headed the original subcommittee which wrote the pastoral "Brothers and Sisters to Us." He is one of 10 black Catholic U.S. bishops. "It would be comforting to millions of people of aU races if I could relate that the pas toral on racism has made a sig· nificant difference in the racial attitudes and practices of sis ters and brothers in the Catholic Church in the USA," the state ment said. "I fear that it has not. In fact, I have often called it the 'best· kept secret in the U.S. church,' " Bishop Francis compared the impact of the racism pastoral 'against that of the U.S. bishops' 1983 pastoral on war .and peace, noUng that both floW from con cern for the sanctity of me.. "How encouraged we would be if this pastoraI on racism had received the same kind of pub licity and acceptance .as the pastoral on war and peace, is sued by the same conference of bishops," he said. . "It is not too :Iate' to seek out and isolate the terrible v·irus of racism in our midst. To do. so would place us squarely in the center of a fight for life," .said the statement.

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Abp. Hurley Continued from page one suring South Africa," He said U.S. citizens "may well ques tion the moral principles that permit business as usual and cooperation . wit~ a government which occupies Namibia and continues to practice apartheid at Rome." Apartheid is South Africa's system of legalized racism. In an Oct. 30 letter to Arch bishop Hurley, Cardinal Bernar din said that in the eyes of the world, the South African gov ernment has put itself on trial wi'th the charges. He promised to. "make every effort to bring attention to this case and to the cause of human rights in South Africa and Na mibia." The cardinal said the charges against the 'archbishop distressed him, but added: "Your personal integrity and fidelity to the Gospel message are ,an inspira tion for all. of us,"

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Unellforceable .contracts

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We all know a contract is serious business. We know, for example, that if the Red Sox don't get Jim Rice's name' on a contract, they're

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cases, a mortgage in others. And you often' hear conver sation ,about "the importance of contracts. .··Protect Yourself! Sign a contract," or "Protect yourself! Make him sign a con tract." 'Given a'll you hear about the sanctity and importance of con tracts, it might surprise you to hear some ,.aren't worth the paper ~hey"re written ori or, i~ the case' of oral I contracts, t'he words that formed .them. In short, they're unenforceable. _ . This can be the case for a variety of reasons. A contract may be mega!. One of the par-

ties to it may be illegally in capable of being a party to a , contract. The contract may be tainted by fraud, duress or mu· tual mistake or might be impos ,sible to carry out. There may;be' no written proof of a contract of the type' that requires such proof. , . Examples of megal contracts are those based on immora·1 con sideration" caUing for com mission 'Cif illegal acts, contrary to public 'policy or in violation ,of some'specific law. The so-called Sunday' Blue.' Laws, for example, stem.' from the common law rule which said contracts' entered ,into, on Sun day were illegaL Although' the Jaw still prohibits formation of contracts on Sunday; exCeptions are numerous and increasing. ,Exceptions include contracts "of necessity," -- contracts for' charity' and 'contracts', arising 'from activities allowed on S:un days if special :licenses are is sued. An example of a' contract of neceSSity' :is one involving the work of an un'dertaker., And of course many' Blue Laws y/ere changed· in 1983, 'allowing re taih~rs to do business on Sun-' days. ·:Contracts that unreasonably, restrain free trade and competi tion are illegal.' Examples are, contrl;lctswhich create a monop oly, regulate supplies or fix prices. Also·ilIegal are contracts unreasonably ,r~stricting, .the' seller ,of a business from en gaging in a competing business or an employee from working for ·a competing business after his former employment ends. Often, it court find a con:

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tract to be iUegal because it is to prevailing views of public' policy. That's why, for example, a court will not eri force la contract paying an in dividual to influence someone making out his will to include a certain person in the will. The: reason an Hlegal contract is unerforceable ;has tittle to do with protecting the 'interests .of the parties to the contract. Rather, it is because the law will ript help a person ~eeking to enforce claimed rights based on his! own illegal conduct. Say,' for example, Smith bets 'Jones $100 that he wiH beat him at golf.. They write out the terms of th~ir wager and both sign. Smith: wins, but Jones doesn't pay. 'Sinit'h sues Jones for breach of ,contract. Smith won't win his case because his ~Iaimed right to the! $1 00 is based on his own illegal: cond'uct (gambling). , The i characteristics of one of the/ parties to a contract can make i the 'contract unenforce able. A mentally ill person who is unable to understand the na ture abd consequences' of con tractural obligations generally is not forced to honor them. A person under 18 ("a minor") can choose not to honor his 01Jligati9ns "under a' contract. This is: true even though a minor can force an adult party to a contract to live up to his obliga tions. 1This law is designed to protect.: '~in.inor's,·' :who ,lire'not con~id~red capable of 'under standi~g the future impact of present actions. '. Sinc~ a, valid contract is one which results from a voluntary contr~ry

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agreement between parties, con tracts tainted .by mistake on both sides, fraud or duress are invalid and therefore unenforce able. Fraud is a misrepresentation of fact which persuades a per son to make a contract. Say, for example, that you contract to buy a car you've seen and driven at a iocal dealership. One of the features that attracts you is the "awesome'" stereo system in the car. But when you arrive to pick up your new cream puff, all ·that's left of the stereo sys tem is a lowly AM radio. If the dealer misrepresented that the car would come with the awe l!ome stereo system, his fraud would relieve you of your obliga tion ,under the sales contract. Another type of fraud is the misrepresentation of what 'a written document really is that is, teHing someone that the document is something that it's not:-- Say,. for example, that a door to door salesman asks you to sign a document 'which he says- will put you on the mailing llist ' for brochures advertising his products. Two' weeks later, an encylo· pedia set arrives ~long with a $400 bill and a copy of the paper you signed, which turns out to be an agreement to Ibuy the en cyclopedias. Since you were triekedinto signing the paper, you are not' bound' by the con tract. ', .. --' ~'~~. ,-, " When parties to a contract are mistaken as to its nature, the existence of. identity of sub ject matter,' or some other es sential fact, there is no con·

tract. Picture' yourself taking Junior to a pet store where he's to pick a puppy for his birth day. He directs the salesman to a beagle. Two days later the pet 'store delivers a French poodle to your home. Clearly, you..thought you were buying one dog 'and ,the shop owner thought he, was selling you another. There was no meet ing of rilindson the subject matter of the, contract so there is no contract. If one is coerced 3nto enter· ing a contract to the extent that one's will has been overcome, he can avoid the obl'igations in curred. Therefore it is unwise to say something like "Sign here or I'll break your fingers" when you're negotiating a contract. Sometimes'a contract is made with the implied" understanding that it will be nuB and void if something happens before its terms can be carried out. Say you enter a contract to buy a house. The transaction is to be completed in, a month. Two days after the contract is entered, the house burns to the ground. The impHed understand ing is that the house wm stiN be standing and in the same shape as .when you entered the con tract. The burning of the house makes it impossible for the seller to honor his obligation, thus the contract is unenforceable. Finally, certain contracts are unenforceable unless they are in writing. For. example, a contract which cannot be fulfilled within a year must be in writing. The Murphys practice law in Braintree.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Bish op James W. Malone of Youngs :town, Ohio, ·in a news conference closing the U.S. bishops'genera·1 meeting, praised the first draft of the proposed' pastoral letter on the U.S. economy and remark ed on the advice he would give the ,president of the United States if a "dream" to do so came true. Bishop Malone, president of the Nation8'l Conference of C~th· olinc Bishops, also said he wouldn't criticize particular poli ticians or parties during a poli 'ca'l campaign but said other' bish ops might feel compeBed to do ,so. And he lauded the news media for their accuracy in reporting on the Nov. 12-15 meeting. The pastor8'l on thecconomy is "off to a great beginning," Bishop Malone said. He contras .ted the current, relativ.ely open process of writing pastorals with previous methods. ..... "In earlier, benighted days the bishops might have sat down as a group in olosed session" to work on a pastoral letter, he said. Now that approach is con sidered the "worst possible scenario," lJe said. Although the hierarchy would always have sought the expertise

of knowledgeable" .outsiders,' Teaching and the U.S. Economy. million Americans into poverty," these days the ibishop~ also want On Nov. 6, just prior to release he added. "One out of four of our children are Iliving in pov reactions from ordinary Catho· of the' draft of the bishops' pas erty." toral, . members released a 120 lics, he added. McFadden is .president of the In the 'pastoral, "we're 'not page le~ter analyzi~g major U.S, trying to be innovative," .Bishop economic issues. , American ~atholic ,'Committee, The ,letter defends democratic ;the New York-based organization Malone said. "We're trying to be responsive,;' especiaHy to the capitalism as the political and that sponsored the lay commis sion. He is also a member of needs of the voiceless, poor; ·he economic system that has suc ·sa'id. "Jesus Christ championed ceeded: better than, any other the commission, which is headed the causes of the poor and his in history in alleviating poverty by former U.S. Treasury Secre and protecting individual rights church needs to do the same." against i tyranny. It argues that He said helping the disadvan taged and promoting peace would the Aqterican experiment has also highlight his list of' things much to teach the Catholic -WASHIINGTON ,(NC) - The the bishops' conference - ' not Church: on pracHcal principles Reagan_ administr~tion "shares necessarHy he himself - would for' soci.8'l justice. On Nov. 8' the commision said the bishops' concern for the poor" tell a U.S. president - not nec essarily ~resident Reagan - to' it was [forming a subcommittee. expressed in the first draft of 00 if su<;h a. chance' arose, he to fqrmulate practical proposals . ;the pastoral -letter on the econ to - f.igh~ poverty and threats to omy, White House spokesman' said. Larry Speakes .said Nov. 13, He said the bishops would em , family me obi America.. Although Speakes ,said 'Presi "There are problems," said. phasize to the president a "posi. tion that !I'ifts· up human· rights James McFaden, who will head dent Reagan "welcomes" the at home and abroad" and point the.. s.uib~ommittee. "Over 50 per-, draft of the pastoral ~~tter, he out problems which "diminish cent of 'intact American families, said it would be inappropriate to many'wlth two wage earners, do comment on it now, sinc€ it or destroy human rights," not. earrt enough to -live a mod would not be in. final form for The ~ishops wou,ld .also pro at least another year. mote protection of civil rights, erate' standafd' of liying. In ad The approach .contrasted with '''a bilateral, -verifiable freeze, dition, '46 percent of families moving on to meaningful peace headed by women are in poverty; that' the ,administration took 45 perc~nt of mothers with ohil during development of the bish" talks," reduction in unemploy ment, and other such goals, he dren e~en under one year of op's 1983 war and peace pastor al in November 1982, when the age are !working, most by econ said. omie necessity. pastora'l was in its second draft, Also concerned with the econ "Our tax system, by taxing the then-national security adviser omy are members of the Lay Commissi!}n on 'Catholic' Social poor, a:ctuaHy pushes over 3 William P. Clark wrote a formal

tary William E. Simon and by lay Theologian Michael Novak of the American. Enterprise Insti tute. McFadden said, his subcom mitte plans ;to meet in January with Archbishop Rembert Weak dand of Milwaukee to ,"explore steps that might be ,taken" to confront poverty and family problems in America.

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response saying the draft ignored some' adminstration proposa1ls for arms control. In that letter Clark said he 'was speaking on behalf of Rea gan, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of Defense ,Caspar Weinberger and Eugene V. Rostow, then-director of ,the Arms Control and Disarmament ' Agency. Thoug'h the bishops' draft on the economy has Ibeen interpre ted as criticizing sonie Rea gan administration policies, Speakes said Reagan's policies had helped the poor. "Important gains have been made in the past four years to reduce 'inflation, generate economic growth and drop the rate of unemployment,'" Speakes said.

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Meeting: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26. St. de France parish hall. Buffmgton St.. Swansea; Caro lyn Benedict-Drew, director of the Samaritans of Providence, will discuss causes and effects and the grief following suicide. A I tho ugh Compassionate Friends is primarily a program for bereaved parents, this meet ing is open to the public in or der to spread information· as to danger signs of suicide, especial ly among young people. Organ izers note that it has become the second leading cEluse of death among young people 15 to 25. Information: Georgette Le Comte, 676-8458; Susan Coom bes, 679-6017. Loui~

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Volunteers are needed' to aid at the area shelter for the home less. Information: Paul Hebert, 778-0568. Mass at Centerville Nursing Home: 2 p.m. today. All wel come.. ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT, FR

Adoration of the Blessed Sac rament: noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 2, closing with holy hour and Ben ediction. BL. SACRAMENT ADORERS'

Holy Hour: 7 .p.m. Nov.' 27, Sacred Hearts Church, Fair haven, directed by Father John Green, SJ, of St. Margaret's parish, Buzzards Bay. Exposition of Blessed Sacra ment: each Friday at Sacred Hearts Church, following 8 a.m. Mass until 8:45 p.m. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA

Women's Guild Christmas party: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3, Sports man II restaurant; Information, Judy Lachance, 672-3263. Altar boys needed: a new class will start at the beginning of the year. Those -interested should call the rectory. CATHEDRAL, FR

Parish council: meeting 7:15 p.m. Nov. 25, rectory.

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Fellowship "night of sur prises": 7 p.m. Nov. 24, school cafeteria. Parish Scouts are part icipat ing In a monthly paper drive at Heritage Park boathouse. Do nors may, bring newspapers from 9 a.m. to 5. p.m. the first Saturday of each month. Scouts are also sponsoring a bloodmobile from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, D~c. 9, in the school cafeteria. Appointments may be made by calling 674 8120. ' Credit union annual meetin~: 2 p.m. Nov. 25; also on Nov. 25, Welcome Home Mass for re treatants at 6:30 p.m: Cub Scout pack meeting: 7 p.m. Nov. 30. D of I, ATTLEBORO

Alcazaba Circle, Daughters of Isabella: Christmas party 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, K of C Hall, Hodges Street, with Happy Hearts as entertainers. Members are ask ed to bring gifts for nursing home. patients. BOY SCOUTS

Three leaders of parish-spon sored Scout troops have 'receiv ed ,the Silver Beaver .award: James J. Cooney, Armand Cou sineau and Morel J. Menard Sr. SS. PETER

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The Parish Activities Com mittee will sponsor a CPR course from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 28, 29 'and 30. Registration at rec tory. ST. STANISLAUS, FR

Advent wreaths will be bless ed at 4:30 p.m. Mass Dec. 1. Advent Bible series: Dec. 2 and 9, time and place to be an nounced. The Book' of Psalms will be discussed. ' ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA

Advent wreath candles are available in the Religious Edu cation office. ECHO retreat: Nov. 23 through 25. , Ladies of St. Anne Christmas party: 6 p.m. Dec. 5, McGov ern's restaurant, Fall River, featuring entertainment by New Bedford singer Denise Gannon. Information: Rita LaRoche, 674-6030. ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT

Anthony's Angels will sing at 11 a.m. Mass Nov. 25. Midnight Mass choir ,practice: 7 to 8 p.m. each Thursday, be ginning Nov. 29.

ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON

Altar boy schedules available in the sacristy. Boys wishing to join the group may see Deacon Leo Racine. Rosary and Benediction serv ice: 7 p.m. Nov. 25. Choir rehearsaLs: 6:~0 p.m. each Thursday, church. Tenors and basses especially needed.

Secular Francisans: meeting 7 p.m. Nov. 27, parish center. All welcome. Christmas dinner: St. Maxi milian Kolbe Guild and Rosary Sodality, 6 p.m. Dec. S, ,parish center. Information: Ann Sien ko, Dale Glynn.

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Senior citizens' Mass: 9:30 a.m. Nov. 26, Lafayette Place. All seniors welcome. New CYO officers: Moe Du mont, president; Kevin Lajoie, vice-president; Catherine Rich ard, secretary; Raquel Valcourt, treasurer.

Bishop Connolly Hi~h School retreat day Nov. 27; Bishop Stang retreat day Nov. 28 and 29. ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET

Mass for handicapped: 2 p.m. Nov. 25, with Father George Bellenoit as homilist. Family Masses: 4:30 p.m. Sat urday and 9:45 a.m. Sunday during Advent. Families inter ested in participating as lectors, gift bearers and preparers of the altar are asked to notify the rectory. Adult education classes: Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18, beginning at 7 p.m. with Mass. ST. THOMAS MORE,. SOMERSET .

"A Man for All Seasons" will be presented in dinner'-theatre format 'at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29. The play 0!11y will be offered at 8 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at Somerset High School. Information: Joe Wal lace, 679-4016 or the rectory. ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET

Coffee and muffins will fol low 10:30 a.m. Mass Nov~ 25. Women's Guild covered dish supper 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27. Mo... tivational speaker Charlene Shea will speak. Information: Marie Mosher, 563-3909. ST. MARY, SEEKONK

Confirmation class students have raised nearly $1,000 ·for Rev. Donald J .. Bowen, a priest of the Fall Rive'r diocese cur-· rently serving as a missioner in Oruro, Bolivia. Women's Guild Christmas party: Dec. 3. New members welcome.. ST. JUDE/QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS, SANTUlT, MASHPEE

Parishioners are asked to· join Father Ronald A. Tosti, pastor, in prayer for his parents, An tonio and Norma Tosti, who will mark their 50th wedding anni versary Nov. 25 at St. Joseph's parish, Taunton. . ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN

The parish Liturgy Commis sion, after study of Mass sched ules, Has concluded ,that a re ductio'n is needed. A poll on the matter will be taken the week end of Dec. 1 'and 2 and are vised schedule will take effect on Christmas. Adult discussion group meet ing: 7 p.m. Dec. 4.

NOTRE DAME, FR

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"Beginning Experience," a weekend program for separated, divorced and widowed persons intended to help them make a new beginning in life, will be held Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 at Sacred Hearts Seminary retreat house, Wareham. The program consists of presentations by a team of separated, divorced widowed persons, followed by time for reflection and small group sharing. Information: Fa ther Maurice Proulx, MS, 222 8530.

Fr. ,Serra stamps . By NC News Service Spain issued a postage stamp an October in honor of Father Junipero Serra, while U.S. postal officials plan to issue one ,in 1985 in honor of the bicentennial of the death of the Franciscan ~issioner to California. Spain's stamp depicts a bust of Father Serra (1713·1784) with San Gabriel Mission and a map of· California in the back ground. An accompanying bro chure describes the priest as "one of the most important per sonages during the colonization of America."

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meet ne~ people. While estab lishing new relationships often brings zfst into our lives, we need to' remember those who give' us a: foundation for our day to-day life. .... When is the last time you told :. . . . .~ ~ a parent :or close friend,' "I love you ~ thank YQu for aH you '~' have done for me." Peoplei should express appre By Charlie Martin ciation verbally. But don't for get either how clearly actions '1 JUst CAtL~D SAY I LOVE YOU speak. i .' ., No New' Year;s Day to .cele,brJe .

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Witho'ut being asked, youths can No fi~st ~f sprillg, no s~ng to ,sing .

accompli~h many tasks. Imagine. In -fact here is just another ordinary day,.,

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or all those fall leaves raked up. But what it is is something true .'.

. A sUd~e.I1. bU~~~ of generosity Made 'up of those words that· I' must say to you

can· be a; way of s!lying "thanks ,I·, just. called to say I love you . for ·your Ilo've and support." ~nd . I just ealled to :say how. much I care

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acts. No summer's 'high, no warm July . .

Remember also all .that Gpd '.. . No harvest moon to light. one tender August night has given. Find moments' of No Autumn breeZe, no falling leaves thanksgiving in every . day :by Not even· time for birds to fly to southern skies pausing and ex~mining what's No Libra's sun, no' Halloween .. going ani This pause can be a No' giving' thanks for all the ChristJllll~ joy you bring way. of :sharing thoughts and But what it is though 0 so new feelings with God. To fill your ~ear:t.llke no words could ever. do.;: . Every day won't turn ,out well. I Wrl~~en .and ,.sung by Steyie Wonder, (c) 1984 But even when life isn't going by Moto~n Record Corp., Jobete Music' Co. Ipc., the way: one' hopes, God still Black Bull Music Inc. provides 'strength for our lives. Surely ,his 'presence and love DO YOU appreciate those pho.ne call help keep people are always gifts to be apprecia people who bring meaning, joy aware of how others are part of ted. I and love into your life? :Do you their lives. . Stevie Wonder is right; Each' tell them how you feel? Too often youths find them.' da'y is a'n opportunity to tell .' Following Stevie Wonder's ad selves so busy with school or others how much. they are ap vJce, it's not necessary to wait work. that they. forget.. the impor preciated.1 Who can you touch others know how you feel. As tance of 'such a<:ts. But taking I wit~ you~· appreciation and love for a special occasion to let time. for' them ~an brighten today? '

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Send q~estlons to Tom Leri tion has nothing to 'do with your girlfriend not trusting you. Like non, 1312 Mass. Ave., N.W., Bart, she may be "a very private Washington, D.C. 20005. person," If you wish to remain friends with her, you may have to recog ize that you cannot intrude on certain areas of her' life and per sonality. . • ••... e; •••••••..•.•.•• , :It may be that she is simply not at ease revealing all that is troubling her~ She may prefer to work. out her problems herself' or w\th someone other than \ I you. This need not mean that 'IF IT'; HI\JW ')QJ 10 i~NE THE JJY a: she doesn't trust you. MEETING GOD. JLJ5T THINK HOW Tl1RILLED '>OlfD 6E 10 MEEOT 5O'<\EONE UKE"' . ·Possibly she comes from a family whose members are re served. Her home atmosphere may be one in which outspoken ness' and C!penness are not the order of the day. It may be that only gradually will she 'learn to be more open with you. I1I11 If you tell her your problems '5~ ( ( and what things are bugging' : 9,1+ ''',JULIO EGLE5IA5'- you. she may come little by little

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new philosophy that came along. Unlike herself, neither 'had Recent 'activities at the Taun- much religion in her :Iife. "They ton ~chool inciuded the' junior' .d.on't have an ,anchor, ~ .fram~ of ring ceremony and Mass. The refe~ence, so t~QY Ibelleve Just theme was "Give to the' world about anything told to them. the best that you can." Preceding . They're lost,:' .summed up Anne. Thanksgiving, students participa ~ince th')n I have hea~d many ted in the II th annual Fast for people say the same' thing, that a World Harvest, sponsored by their frien~s',are just drifting Oxfam America, with money al?ng and can 1. get a handle on saved by skipping lunch or jUl)k t~tngs. .. . foods donated' to' r'amine relief. . We ·Chnstlans·have a story to Adding.. '~piritual s.ignific~lnce to he.lp ·such drifters: It. is about the project were praye'~ services thl.ngs that actually·· happened. during the break 'and iunch· It· IS no myth,. no fable. . periods. . Luke: for msta~ce, ,precisely * * * * and deliberately writes about the Congratulations a're' in order birth of Jesus: "In those days for Mark Handren, a wirtner in a dec'ree went out from Caesar Augustus' tliat all' the world Taunton' essay'con the. city or' . . . ) should be enrolled. This was the test, 'who received a' $100 first· 'enrollment, when Cyrinus scholarship grant from tlie.VFW: Janna Murphy, 'schoo" winner was governor of Syria." Notice how Luke uses precise of the Century IiI Leadership political data, census reports, Contest; and, CC's new Jazz names of government officials, Band which made its first appear the fUlling emperor, anything ance at a rally preceding a CC that will fasten what he has to Taunton game. . say into the real everyday world. * But one must realize that An open house for prospective while. a Chri.stian community students wiU be held from 7 to 9 can support one's efforts to be p.m. Nov. 27, while parent lieve, it cannot believe for us. teacher co~ferences are sched Which is why, I think,' there are uled for Nov. 29. more Bible study groups, more prayer groups, people trying to recapture a discipline of wor· ship half ·Iost. Some. are going it A medieval dinner theater pro alone, . others ~re seeking out duction, "A .Gap in Generations," answers in small groups. But all wili'be' presented, Nov.~ 30 and are on the same road.. Dec. 1 at the North Dartmouth So often people ask, "What high school. The dinner wiH in clude authentic medieval recipes does God want me to do?" Who ever we are, we should believe and dinner music will feature in that God is calling us to the re !'otrumental and vocal. selections newal of our own world. Whether of the period. An exhibit of an we work for' 'governmerits, cor cient ihstruments, costumes and porations, institutions' or in origiOlil . medieval manuscripts hO'mes or churches, we should and art wHI add to the Renais sance atmosphere. Informat,ion: stand for those things in which \lie believe. . Marlene O'Neill, 996-4058. The Christian story has al ways been that we respond to God's call. New faculty members at the The more we respond, the Fall River school are Mrs. Anne more he will show us what we Clark; who ·will teach English, should do. and; for second semester, Jesuit seminarians Tom Sheehan' and Fred Hunt, who will work on the community service program and student retreats.

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A Christmas Mass and concert, followed by a supper, are planned for .parents for Dec. 16. ' The -National Honor Society will sponsor a bioodmobi'le from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Dec. 6. Appointments may be made at the -school. '

God's call 'By ,Cecilia Belanger I remember the day I met Anne. She was a freshman on a large campus, it was her first time away from home and she wanted someone to talk to.. It wasn't so much about her self she wanted to Italk as about two friends. One was her room mate, the other a' ·classmate. Anne felt they were being knock ed from pillar to post by- every

Political solution urged by Hume

WASHINGTON (NC) - John HU!Jle, a ,leading Catholic poli tician from Northern Ireland, said at a recent Washington press conference that American groups providing financial sup port. to the Irish Republican Army mistakenly see the North ern Ireland conflict "as a reli gious war," Hume, 'Ieader of Northern Ire land's Social Democratic and Labor .Party, said at a press con ference, "This batt'1e is not about theology, it's about iden tity," He said the answer to the con flict would jie in economic part nership between Northern Ire land's Catholic minority apd Protestant majority. It would be better, he added, for Irish-American .groups to urge Britain towards a political solution to 'the problem, rather than to send money for arms.

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Tie For Lead In CYO Hockey New Bedford defeated Fall River North, 4-2, last Sunday in Driscoll Rink, Fall River, and advanced to a first-place tie with Fall River South in the Bristol County CYO Hockey League. In the companion game Fall River South,- which had held undisputed possession of the league ~ead, was held to a 2-2 tie by Mansfield. ' New BedfQrd and Fall River North were tied, 2-2, going into the final period in which goals by Scott 'Purte~l (his second of the game) and ,Bruce ~al1boza pl'ovided the margin of victory for the Whaletowners. The other New Bedford goal was by Bill Purtell. ,North's goals were

scored by Marc Gail,lagher and Bob Carroll. Dave Nobrega scored both goals for FaU River South while Mike Cassidy and Kris Bainton accounted for the Mansfield scoring. Bainton's goal on a penalty shot in the final period enabled Mansfield to gain the tie. The standings: New Bedford 5-1-1 (won, lost, tied), Fall River South 5-1-1, Mansfield 4-1-2, FaH River North 0-5-1, Somer set 0-5-1. Goals for and against: New Bedford 39-23, Fall River South 30-15, Mansfield 35-21, Fall River North 10-30, Somerset 13-37.

Leading Point Producers The leading point producers in Southeastern Mass. Conference Division One were Steve Kent, Barnstable 119; Mark Cordeiro, Dartmouth, 96; Dave Benevides, Somerset, 92, Jerry Pimental, Dartmouth, 68, Greg Fayette, Attleboro, 65. In Division Two: Mike Man gan, New Bedford Voke-Tech, 78; Steve Judge, Bishop Feehan, 72; Peter Givens, Bishop 'Feehan, 66; Mario Amaral, Voke-Tech, 62; Dan Wheeler, Bishop Feehan

54. In Division Three: Rod Correia, Dighton-Rehoboth, '92; Chris Jelinski, Case, 62; Dave Otta· vianelli, Bishop Stang, 60; Tony Gaucher, Seekonk, 56; Doug Benoit, Case, 52. .In Hockomock League: Kevin Hagen, Canton, 84; Scott Contee, Foxboro, 80; David Bishop, King Philip, 60; Bernie' Wiley; Sharon, 64; Shawn Carew, Foxboro, 48; Tom Onyan, North Attleboro, 46. '

Diocesans On Ali.Star Team Neal Leahey and Matt Rucan do of Bishop Connolly High School and Shane Morin of Bishop Stang High School have been named to the New Bedford Standard-Times AU-Star cross country team. Leahey, who is deaf, holds the school record of 14:05 for the Connolly 2.6 mile course. A member of the National Honor Society, and attended the Clark School for the Deaf before en tering Connolly. Leahey and Ru cando sparked the Cougar's drive to the conference's Division Three crown. Connolly was 7-0 in ,the dual meet season. After missing'the entire 1983 season because of a broken foot ,Morin returned to action this season and set a school record of 12:55. Others on the stellar aggrega tion are Bob Camara of Durfee, Andy Wolfe and Manny Macedo of New -Bedford High, Kevin Sweet of Old Rochester Regional. On the subject of records it is worthy of mention that the Stang footbaU team set a record for most wins in a season, nine, as the Spartans posted a 13-7 victory over Voke-Tech last Saturday. With a deadline of Feb. 1, entries are being accepted for the 60th annual Knights of Col umbus National Tenpin Bowling Tournament to be held in Col lege Park, Maryland. for eight

weekends from March 16 through May 12, 1985. Individuall and team applica tions may be obtained by writ ing to AI Walukonis, tournament committee chairman, 7603 Villa nova 'Road, College ,Park, Mary ,land, 20740, or by phone at '(301) 474-7630. Film of yesterday's varsity football game between Coyle Cassidy and Bishop Feehan Highs wiU be shown on cable channel 27 on Nov. 29 and 30.

It's not true WASHINGTON (NC) A rumor linking the Procter and Gamble Co. with satanism has re-s~rfaced, this time in Cath olic school memos /!.nd parish bulletins. In 1982 the Cincinnati based company launched ana 'tional media campaign to 'deny rumors, spread by unsigned flyers that its "moon and stars" traaemark is a satanic sYmbo. and tha~ a Procter and Gamble executive 'discussed the com· pany's satanic connection on national TV talk shows. The rumors died down, but have re emerged, company' spokesman Bill Dobson said. This year "an \ unusuaHy. high number of leads we got took' ,us to sources con nected to the Catholic Church in some way or other," he added.

NOTE Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local list· ings, which may differ from the New York network sched ules supplied to The AnchOr. New Films "Amet'lcan Dreiuner" (War. ners) An Ohio housewife wins a trip to 'Paris and, after a 'blow to the head, carries on like a female James Bond. 'Because of its ringing endorsement of adult ery, this is rated 0, PG. "Choose Me" (Island Alive) An irritating comedy-drama about a man involved with three very talkative prostitutes in Los Angeles. He suffers, but you suf fer more. Because of its benign view of sexual amorality, it is rated 0, R. "Comfort and Joy" (Univel' sal) The melancholy-comic chronicle of the worst Christmas week ever for an aging Scot tish disc jockey who, deserted by his mistress, throws himself into his career and becomes mediator in a Jocal ice cream war. Only for fans of director Bill Forsyth. This is not up to his best. A2, PG "The Killing Fields" (Warners Goldcrest) A powerful and vis ually overwhelming film about the friendship of an American correspondent , and _ his ,Cam bodian assistant set against the background of the faU of Cam bodia and the slaughter of mil lions by' the Khmer Rouge. De spite flaws, the outstanding film of the year to date; BecauSe ,of some graphic scenes of carn age, it is rateC1 A2, PG. "The Terminator" (Orion) A violent sci-fi film set -in the pres ent in which a ki:lling machine in the shape of a' man comes back from the future to assass inatea young waitress destined otherwise to bear a son who will lead mankind in a victorious revolution against the machines that rule a post-nuclear world. Good acting but the violence is overdone and a bedroom scene goes much further than neces sary. 0, R "Body Double" (Columbia) Brian De Palma's latest attempt at, Hitchcock cloning takes up his favorite subjects: voyeurism and violence directed at women. Because of extravagant nudity but mostly because of the depic tion of a vicious murder, this is rated 0, R.

"Firstborn" (Paramount) A divorced mother of two sons takes up with a brutal lover and lets him move in. Things go from bad to worse until the inevitable violent conolusion. A trite melo drama helped some by a good cast. Rated A3, PG-13 beca-use of violence and the use of drugs. "The Wild. Life" (Universal) Sequel to "Fast Times at Ridge mont High," with the same sort of benignly viewed sexual amor aHty as the first movie. Because of this, plus nudity and rough language, it is rated 0, R. "A Nightm,are on Elm Street" (New Line) A long-de~d child murderer haunts the dreams of teenagers. Violent and bloody trash. 0, R ;"No Small Affair" (Columbia) A 16-year-old boy aids the career of a young singer and she takes him to bed in gratitude. A limp romantic comedy fiHed with un pleasant people, it also supports sexual pr9miscuity. 0, R "Oh, God! You Devil" (War. ners) George :Burns is back as the Divinity with an infinite number of one-liners. This time he gets to double as the devil and play poker for an errant soul. Mildly amusing. Some sex ual references in the dia'iogue, ,but otherwise 'innocuous. A2, PG "Paris, Texas" (Fmi) , Father and son are reunited and then son and mother are reunited as dad rides off into the sunset. A pretentious and boring movie with a hero who at first won't talk and then. won't shut up. Some rough language. A2, R

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese o{ Foil River-FrL, Nov. 23. 1984

makes' the trip twice a day, 'Ieaying little time or energy for stimulating her children's intel lectual curiosity. 'In any case, pointed out Sis . I ter Barbara, many Appalachian cute a'nd anxious to use the rna l parents are themselves illiterate, terials • therefore can do little to help ! . "The van wili 'cut down the 'their children succeed in school. time i~ tak~s to bring things into She is happy to be reaching the homes to work with the chil some 51 children and their par dren," ~she added, "plus providing ents, not only with'educational an environment more conducive materials but tips on nutrition to lea~ning." and homemaking. But she mourns I "the loads of kids that are' un Mea!1while, she gets lots of touched" on the back roads of help from her eager pupils load- . Wayne County. ing and unloading the car. For those she's seeing now" . "Myl kids think the wOJld of plus the others she hopes to help .' her. They'd like to see her come every ,day," said a 24-year-old in some of' the time the van will mother of four tots quoted in a'n save her, she needs sturdy. pre article; on Sister Barbara in the school toys, especially wooden _weekly. Wayne County Outlook. puzzles, which fascinate parents Another mother, only 21, has as much as children, "In many cases, it is the first five c~j.Jdren, said the article. time they have ever seen a puz-. She cooks and' heats her tar paperedI house with a wood stove zle," she tbld the Outlook re: porter. and, like her ,24-year-old neigh bor, m~st walk two miles up a To The Anchor she said "The mounta:in trail for water, includ FaH River diocese has .been ter ing what she needs to wash her rific in its support and I don't babies'; diapers, She usually want to impose."

Sister Barbara"s success story Sister Barbara said thilt after she had the money in hand it The telephone 'rang and the took' almost a month to locate happy voice of Sister Barbara the type of van she wanted. Fin Walsh announced, "We have our ally a Columbus, Ga. firm came van! It cost $16,202.03 and nearly up with the winner, an alumin $lI,OOOof that came from the um-bodied model, and flew SisFall River diocese. I want to say . ter Barbara from Kentucky to thank you to everyone who insp'ect it. . helped." At the '~ost of $2,000 or more The Holy Union sister, former additional, the van is being pre principal of Holy Name School, pared for C'1assroom use with FaU River, and for the past two installation of insulation, heat years a home mIssionary in ing, air conditioning, desks and Wayne County, Kentucky, for storage facil ities. , almost' aH that time has been Hopefully, . says' Sister Bar raising money to buy a "dass bara, who will be its driver~ room on wheels." it'll be on the bumpy, hilly Ken With it she will 'travel to tucky roads this month.. poverty-stricken Wayne County .While awaiting it, she hasn't homes, preparing tots to enter. been idle. She visits some 51 chil the world of education. dren .a week with a carload of Such preparation is sorely educational materials, toys and needed in Kentucky, where some games. 50 percent of high school fresh "You should see the excite men drop out of school by ment of the children when I junior year. roll in," she said. "They are so By Pat McGowan

However, even the shiniest new van needs oil, gas, occa sional new tires and regular maintenance. Sister Barbara's address is St. Peter's Church, P.O. Box 669, Monticello, KY 42633. Look in your hearts.

Reduction ,asked SAN SALVA'DOR, £1 Salva dor (NC) - Five former £1 Sal vador National Guardsmen con victed by murdering four Am erican Catholic churchwomen in 1980 have appealed for -Te duction of their 30-year sen tences, The appeal is being con sidered by the judge of the Third Appeals Court in San Vi cente, 37 miles east of San Sal vador. "If'the court considers the ap well-founded, the sentence could drop to, say 20 years," court secretary Luis Zapata was quoted as s'aying. However, he also said that the appeal failed to provide justification for re ducing the terms. pea~

Father Bruce Ritter

THANK YOU ,

Thanks, Bruce, for run- . lives, and that is so biten manifested by an extreme need ning this place. When I , for attention - and ithe behavior designed to get it. become a millionaire. I'm . going to open a' center just "On Thanksgiving we just naturally count our like this. ,; I'

~blessings ... "

The voice welled up out '. of the darkness on the floor of the lounge in our Center. We had just bedded do.wnSO. overflow kids there. Another 200 were upstairs: :,. .: .. ,

Our younger children are hungry, jealous goslings, jostl ing each other away from the motherIfathersource of , ".-:. warmth and safety'IThey cry out to be owned. Our older ;.... kids...' hurt more, 'Pore' suspicious and independent,.: . :I had stopped in about 11:00 p.m. It's oneot '",yfavod~e;:'" hawkish and wary, circle in erratic near, then' far orbits~ . times to be in the Center - to watch thef1'lagica~tr.~ns~Of·' . Owning.. them is risky. " . mation of dozens of street-wise drifters•.wanderers,:mid- '•. On'1:hanksgiving ~e just naturally count our blessings'

night COWboys. and potential Mary. Mag~aienes·int(a'. - ,a'~bit guiltily per~aps - and try to figure out, once

gaggle of sleepmg very vulnerable children, .. . . again, . \Vhywe, amorg so manY.,should be so f~vored. :

no attempt to whisper. ... . We;regrateful, mo~t of all. for our k'ids, who every day .The boy hea~d: I kicked the kid gently in the leg. I'~ glad you're '. reveaHheface of God to us: the kid who thanked me- the ·here. I said. I hope you become a millionaire ;e81 soon -- . .one who wanted to be a millionaire. so he could help other · like tomorrow. He grinned quietly back up at .me. . " . kids+-was grateful ~or a place on the floor. He preached it sefmonthat I could never equal. . ' .' i I walked arourld a bit, stepping over adozen kids, kic;k~ Betsy is grateful. too. I never met her ~ she's one of the ihg t~em if I thought they wanted to be kicked. grabbing a thousands of kids who come to Covenant House whOm I' few hands·tbat rose up out of that dark .floor to block my' never see - but she: wrote me a letter to say thanks: path for a moment. ",.

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The kids quieted down real quick that night. It is almost magic the way 250 assorted urban wolflings can turn into children again. An extral1eous text from the Gospel slid

through my mind: "Unless you become as little children..... .._.. I banished it quiCkly, the thought sor:nehow incongruous. . out of place. The gaudy, colored lights from the Cameo por no theater and Paradise Alley (the peep show across the street) flickered through our windows and touched the faces and bodies of our sleeping kids. "...you shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven." said the lights,.. Oh yes they will. I said. And the text was no longer incongruous and out of place. . . And in my guts where logic has no place and in my head where it rules too Qften there erupted again that absolute . conviction that I have come to recognize as the voice of God: these kids are His and He.loves.theinand that is the only. best and sufficiently compelling reason to be here. or · in Houston: or Toronto, or Guatemala. or Fo~t Lauderdale.

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Ilike to ,think we own our kids. Certainly, in all the basic human ways they are ours. They belong to us as surely as any wandering maverick on the range belonged to the first .cowboy who found it. last night, we "owned" 550 . "mavericks" we found wandering in the concrete canyons of our cities and brought to the safe corrals of Covenant House. You own them too, of course. That's part of what binds us together. Beyond any saying of it, this Thanksgilling, we are gratefUl to the lord for you. I've never met.most of you personally, yet I find myself worrying about your families, your kids. especially. Re joicing when things go well with you: unhappy when they don'. .

For the moment at least. it seemed the crisis. the anxie ty. the pain. the lonely terrors they would wake to were · forgotten. And then my thoughts turned bleak and sour: when they wake tomorrow,. they would be engulfed again' by that implacable and unrelenting anxiety ,that rules their Father Bruce Ritter. OFM Conv.. is the founder and President of Covenant House. which operates crisis centers for homeless and· runaway boys and girls allover the country. .

I've been running away for about 4 years. All the' time I ran I neve~ wanted help from authorities or anybody. I was always satisfied being on my own, The last time I ran away was last summer and that was the one time Ilwas glad for help.l.'m only 16but I have a maturish baby face. a face and a body that many men like. I met apimp:.. who promised me alot of things. but what attracted me to him the most was the way he paid attention to me and listened to me. I really needed somebody to listen to me and when he came around. I was just so down, I was vulnerable. I went with him to his place where he pampered me·for ,

3 days and really appeared to care. Then the time . came when' I had to 'repay' him. I was so scared I just ran from him and.;h,lckjly "found Covenant House._ The pe~pie 6nt~e staff were so nice. I was scared

.to trust them with!the truth about.my name and ad .dress so I gave a phony one. I was treated very nice by the others thereland I even made afriend. one who ~. knew what the Iif~ on .the street was like. He really sCared me pretty Qad. but it did make.me go home. . and boy. oh. boy. I'm so glad. My mother listened to' rne..and she actu~lIy helped. I just want to say .';Tharik You". just for being so . kind.enough to care 'about kids to have Covenant House available to others like me. . i' .Betsy Akron

"I hope. this. Thanksgiving is a happy and pea,ceful andlove-shared time for you. " I hqpe this ThanksgiVing is a hapRY and peaceful and love-shared time ·for you. It will be for us and our kids. In their name I thank you for loving them and caring about them. They are grateful. We are, too. Thanks for helping us pay our bills each month. God is the only com pelling reason why we should be here for our kids. but you make it po~sible,

Pray for us. We pray for you all the time.

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